[isthisnickcool]

I used to go over the a bar called The Outpost that a lot of the old NASA guys would go to. It burned down recently. Another place was Carlos Beer Garden. The stories the old Apollo guys would tell were very interesting.

These were amazing people. Special people. People that could and still can whip out a slide rule and conjure up whatever you want. The did things nobody every tried before. They developed technology that benefited all of us. They should be respected.

I guarantee you that there was loads of stuff that walked out of NASA with the blessing of the powers that be. This was a very different time. We were better back then.

In the words of a famous for one day reporter (today) I say that whoever is hassling this great American is a dick!

[mgstarr]

My father knew a number of the original astronauts from their days as test pilots for Lockheed and Vought projects.

An amazing group of people.

We were a lot better back then.

(I still have my dad’s slide rule)

[Twinkie]

Well, I guess possession is nine points of the law. It seems odd that the current NASA would have so many eyes and ears in so many places to insure that no old astronaut retains possession of anything from their era. Perhaps somebody in NASA back then gave it to him as a legitimate show of respect. - I guess Michelle needs the money for pin money on her numerous vacations. $80,000 would buy a lot of french fries and fat bread. It would also go a long way in Muslim outreach that is now NASA’s stated reason for existing according to Obama.